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Saturday, October 14, 2017

Super Food Saturday Clean Fifteen

"The wise man should consider that health is the greatest of human blessings. Let food be your medicine." - Hippocrates

This quote caught my eye because I get a daily electronic news letter from Dr. Josh Axe. He is a doctor of nutrition and chiropractor. His motto is food is medicine. He strongly advises to eat organic produce.

One day in his newsletter he posted the "Clean 15". If you cannot afford to buy all organic produce this list is the fruit and vegetables least contaminated by pesticides and chemicals.

Sweet Corn

Avocado

Pineapple

Cabbage

Onion

Sweet Peas

Papaya

Asparagus

Mango

Eggplant

Honey Dew Melon

Kiwi

Cantalope

Cauliflower

Grapefruit, Oranges, Lemons, Limes

If you cannot afford to buy all organic the clean 15 are the ones could could buy to save a bit of money.

The President's Cancer Panel put together a list of the "Dirty Dozen". This is the list of produce that is the most contaminated. Buy organic for those items on the list.

Celery

Peaches

Nectarines

Strawberries

Apples

Domestic blueberries

Sweet Bell Peppers

Spinach, Kale, Collard Greens

Cherries

Potatoes

Imported Grapes

Lettuce

The lists can change a bit every year, so do an annual check on-line for any changes.

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Chris
Wodke

Founder
& Manager Team CMT

www.run4cmt.com

Chris is
a triathlete and long distance runner. She is a three time participant of the
Boston Marathon. In 2012 she finished
2nd at Boston
in the Mobility Impaired Division. She was on the course in 2013 when the bombs
exploded.

She has
appeared three times at the Paratriathlon National Triathlon Sprint
Championship. She was the 2012 and 2014 National Champion Paratriathlon Open
Division Champion.

In 2014 she was the PC Open Champion at the Duathlon National Championship and
at the Aqua bike National Championship in 2016. She represented Team USA at the Aquathon ITU World Championship in Chicago in 2015 and at the World championship in Cozumel in 2016.

In 2014 she represented the U.S. as a paratriathlete at the Pan-American
Triathlon Championship in Dallas,
Texas. She has won state championships in cycling
and triathlon as a senior Olympian. In 2017 she placed 2nd in her
age group at the Winter Triathlon National Championship, earning a spot on Team
USA
for the World Champsionship.

She
travels around the country raising awareness of CMT.

She is
the author of the book, “Running for My Life” that details her experience as a
CMT affected athlete.

Team CMT
is a group of athletes and supporters working to raise awareness and to find a
cure for CMT. We have 217 members in 38 states. We also have members in Australia, England,
Scotland, Canada, Vietnam,
Turkey, Finland, Scotland,
France, Poland, Iran,
Norway, Sweden and Ireland. If you wish to join us
visit our web site; www.run4cmt.com or www.hnf-cure.org

CMT or
Charcot-Marie-Tooth is the most commonly inherited peripheral neuropathy. It
affects over 155,000 Americans (as many as MS). It is a disease of the
nerves that control the muscles. It is slowly progressive, causing loss of
normal function and or sensation in the lower legs/feet and arms/hands.

Symptoms
include; muscle wasting in the lower legs and feet leading to foot drop, poor
balance and gait problems Atrophy in the hands causes difficulty with manual
dexterity.

Structural
foot deformities such as high arches and hammer toes are common.

Poor
tolerance for cool or cold temperatures and many people have chronically cold
hands and feet.